exciter

American  

[ik-sahy-ter] / ɪkˈsaɪ tər /

noun

1. a person or thing that excites.

2. Electricity. an auxiliary generator that supplies energy for the excitation of another electric machine.

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exciter British  

/ ɪkˈsaɪtə /

noun

1. a person or thing that excites

2. a small generator that excites a larger machine

3. an oscillator producing a transmitter's carrier wave

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Etymology

Origin of exciter

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at excite, -er ¹

Example Sentences

We’d go and see Judas Priest and they’d have fast songs that were very exciting – Exciter was ultra fast.

From The Guardian • May 16, 2019

Before we made Exciter …we began making that record and it felt like, ‘We’ve done this.’

From Time • Apr. 4, 2013

In March, 1812, the Morning Post printed a poem, speaking of the Prince Regent as the "M�cenas of the Age," the "Exciter of Desire," the "Glory of the People," an "Adonis of Loveliness," etc.

From The Works of Lord Byron: Letters and Journals. Vol. 2 by Prothero, Rowland E. (Rowland Edmund), Baron Ernle

Exciter Engines The two exciter engines are each direct connected to a 250 kilowatt direct current generator.

From The New York Subway Its Construction and Equipment by Anonymous